With a total score of 8,325, Mae Fah Luang University has been ranked as the 103rd sustainable university in the world and the 8th in Thailand according to the University of Indonesia’s GreenMetric World University Ranking 2023 released on 5 December 2023. This year, 1,183 higher education institutions from more than 80 countries including 55 Thai universities joined the rankings. Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands prolonged its first place in the world for seventh consecutive time.
UI GreenMetric World University Ranking was established by Universitas Indonesia in 2010 for the purpose of promoting awareness of sustainability in higher education institutions. The rankings evaluate higher education institutions in terms of sustainability based on six criteria: Setting and Infrastructure (15%); Energy and Climate Change (21%); Waste (18%); Water (10%); Transportation (18%); and Education and Research (18%).
Mae Fah Luang University has participated in this ranking since 2013. In comparison to 2022, MFU scored higher in two key indicators including Energy and Climate Change as well as Education and Research. The university has placed importance on the energy efficiency and energy conservation measures along with promoting the use of clean energy. Furthermore, MFU has highlighted the continuous improvement of education by adopting the Education Criteria for Performance Excellence (EdPEx). The university has not only promoted research and innovation for driving economic, social and cultural values but also encouraged students and other organisations to arrange activities related to environment and sustainable development.
Despite the increasing number of competing universities in the previous year as well as changes to the methodology, Mae Fah Luang University maintained its scores and overall ranking. This achievement shows the strong commitment and hard work of MFU community to consistently drive the university to become “A Leading University in ASEAN with International Recognition Strives for Well-being and Sustainable Future”.
See overall ranking at https://greenmetric.ui.ac.id/rankings/overall-rankings-2023
